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And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
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And they that were with me saw indeed the light: but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me.
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And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise and go to Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things that thou must do.
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And whereas I did not see for the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by my companions, I came to Damascus,
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And one Ananias, a man according to the law, having testimony of all the Jews who dwelt there,
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Coming to me and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I, the same hour, looked upon him.
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But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will and see the Just One and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.
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For thou shalt be his witness to all men of those things which thou hast seen and heard.
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And now why tarriest thou? Rise up and be baptized and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.
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And it came to pass, when I was come again to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,